Instead, we've got a modeling agency owner, a socialite mom, an expat, a real estate agent and, well, Michaele Salahi. We've written about them only a kajillion times over the past year as they've shown up at parties and cafes with TV cameras in tow, but let's meet them -- and the other housewives -- again!

The Salahis on the infamous night at the White House (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)

Michaele Salahi, 44. Even before she and husband Tareq turned up at the November state dinner uninvited, they were notorious for their flamboyant polo matches and a long-running family feud over their Oasis Winery in Fauquier County. Raised in Oakton, Michaele worked at Nordstrom before marrying Tareq in a splashy 2003 ceremony. Though the statuesque blonde turned up with camera crews at Redskins cheerleader alumnae events, the organization denied she was a member. And we're still getting e-mails from people who say the Salahis owe them money.

Catherine Ommaney (Photo by Jamie Windon)

Catherine Ashley Ommanney, 40-ish. A D.C. newcomer, the British interior designer moved to the United States in summer 2008 when she married Charles Ommanney, a prizewinning photojournalist with Newsweek, after a brief courtship. The mother of two girls, Jade and Ruby, from a previous marriage, she was little known here before she emerged as part of the "Housewives" set. Turns out she's perfect for reality TV: In 2006, she blabbed to a British tabloid about her makeout session with much younger Prince Harry. Bravo's press release makes no notice of the news we broke last week -- that she and Charles have recently separated -- but this is probably irrelevant for them, since filming wrapped months before the split.

Mary Amons (Jamie Windon)

Mary Schmidt Amons, 43. The McLean socialite and mom of five is a native of the area. She's the daughter of a telecom exec and the wife of a telecom guy, Rich Amons, a stylish fellow on Washingtonian's best-dressed list. They started early: Their oldest, Lolly, is 23; she and Mary were featured in 2005 stories in Marie Claire and on "Good Morning America" about mothers and daughters who look the same age. Mary also helped found Labels for Love, which runs the popular District Sample Sale, a semiannual shopping-for-charity event. Random fact: Her grandfather was 1950s broadcaster Arthur Godfrey. And something totally new we're just learning from the Bravo press release: "Mary spent summers at the Kennedy residences as a child." Fancy! No idea which Kennedy to call, so we'll take their word for that.

Stacie Turner (Family photo)

Stacie Scott Turner, 42. She's the only one with much connection to politics: Husband Jason worked in Adrian Fenty's administration but left amid upheaval in the parks department. They've also hosted fundraisers. She's a Howard University grad and a Harvard MBA who worked in marketing at BET and other companies before becoming a real estate agent with Long & Foster. They have two young children, Jacob and Catherine, and live in a former church in 16th Street Heights that they renovated into a mansion. Jason's brother is a Paris-based hip-hop musician. Bravo's press release touts Turner's charity -- brand-new, by the looks of it -- set up to help teenage girls in foster care.

Lynda Erkiletian (Kyle Gustafson)

Lynda Erkiletian, 52. A divorced mom of four children, she's the owner of T.H.E. Artist Agency, a Georgetown modeling firm that says it represents 500 models and stylists. (Bravo calls it "one of the top modeling agencies in D.C." We say: How many others are there?) She used to date Christopher Reiter, the 40-ish owner of Muléh boutique, but now is involved with Ebong Eka, a mid-30s man-about-town accountant/aspiring designer. Last fall, she sold her four-bedroom condo at the Georgetown Ritz-Carlton for $5.3 million and moved out of the city. She was named last year to Washingtonian's best-dressed list. Bravo informs us she's into astrology, "shooting clay pigeons, riding ATVs and cooking a mean fried chicken."

And the point is? The whole country is falling apart and this rag posts fluff stories designed to show off a lot of rich privileged witches. They don't look like DC housewives to me. The 'real' DC housewives are hanging on by their fingernails not showing up for photoshoots.

I'm ashamed to say I clicked on this article because I have a fascination with grifters and con men/women like the Salahis. Accidentally the link came up about Teka Adams, an expectant mother in DC who was kidnapped and held hostage by another woman who wanted her unborn baby. I ask you what is the reality of being a "real housewife" in DC. The vapid, airheads (who all probably live in the suburbs) or young women like this who actually live in the District without wealthy husbands to support them? I suspect it is somewhere in between, but you would never know this by watching these so-called reality shows.

Enough of this garbage of one woman in particular - Michaele Salahi - who remains but a con artist and criminal in the eyes of this writer and evidently most other viewers. The other women featured appeared to be accomplished women of the community and area; however after reading the earlier article this weekend of the 'The Polo Match on the Mall associated with this woman and her husband, enough is enough. The Post is too good of a newspaper to publish such garbage as it continues to do with this woman esp. She is truly a liar and thief of other's monies. Please no more!

It's not enough that Bravo feeds into her graving for attention but you choose to disgrace us as well with her photo. Oh sure, the article may not be too flattering about the show but hey...Micheale, the liar, fraud, got what she wanted.

One has to wonder how society creates people such as these----totally self absorbed and entitled, and who contribute nothing to society. equally sad, if not moreso, is that anyone would care about them or want to watch whatever this program is actually about. Just one more sign that our country has gone down the tubes.

"But who cares! This will be reality TV in all its semi-staged glory."

But who cares? Jeez, I guess anyone that has a freaking brain in this country. Tired of this regurgitated cr*p. REAL Housewives? Please, what a load of garbage, you should all be ashamed to be excited to watch this.

Question who are these people? Does anyone from DC actually know these folks? And another thing I went to the Bravo TV website and it mentions nothing about the "Real Housewives of DC" so tell me is there really going to be a show? Just because they film something doesn't mean it is going to be aired. It maybe the case that the Salahi's have messed that up for everyone else.

Thinking this might be a good thing for the residents of DC. With people like the Salahi's disrespecting the President by illegally attending that party who needs them representing DC? We Sure Don't!!

Thumbs down from ME! Washington,DC is a predominately African-American city-state. The characters are not a good representation of our city. One Korean, One Spanish, Two African-American, One Mixed Race and a Caucasian or two would make the picture perfect!

I will consider cancelling my subscription to the Washington Post if I see one more article about the Salahis. These are local scam artists who have taken advantage of local citizens. It is an outrage that they are constantly being shown as the "beautiful couple." I cannot stand it anymore and I see that I am in very good company. Please stop giving these people and platform.

Michelle should really create a new screen name other than lisawhatever...I'm actually starting to feel a little sorry for her. By the way, we never heard who the superstar musical guest was at the Popeyes fest (not quite fair as I'm very fond of Popeyes). How did the flyover's and military parades go? Were the representatives from your main sponsor Kingfisher pleased? Did the Pakastani's make it back to Florida OK? Please let us know...I guess I missed the big profile that your other sponsor the CW ran of the event on TV.

What I actually think is funny is how the Salahi's think this is positive for them. I'm really jealous that I'm not going to be outed on national TV crashing the Congressional Black Caucus Dinner, the White House State Dinner, talking about the winery we own, my former days as a Redskins cheerleader and supermodel, all the money for charity we raise....etc. Let's not forget our close personal relationship with the Obama's and the British royal family.

Unfortunately for them this might potentially give the agencies investigating them for fraud quite a bit of ammunition.

First of all, how can you pick 4 suburbanites to represent Washington DC? The only real representative is Ms. Turner, she lives and works in DC. The Salahi's, be for real, they are criminals! Ms. Ashley has only been in the country for 2 years,and the other two are only connected to the city by owned businesses. Didn't want to take the time to find real women in DC huh?

So the white trash Missy Holt made it onto the show. She is such a phony. Those who know all about her in real life cant wait to start spilling the beans. Hold on to your weave michaela- its going to get really bumpy for you

Don't personally know why, but if I had to guess, I'd venture to say they both are really much too self-centered and busy in their endeavors to deal with the annoyance and expense of children.

But, your comment regarding the money they may "earn" is well-taken.

There are many, many people out there owed money by this couple, and I hope all of them with recorded judgments are already stepping up to the plate and standing in line to serve Bravo with writs of attachment/garnishment to collect that which is justly due them before that $$ ever gets into the hands of the Salahis and disappears down a rat hole.

I actually know Mary and her husband Richard. (Richie). I've known them for years, and I'll tell you they are great people. Bravo edits things to make it look like, for instance, Mary is drunk (she was drinking water). Her dad, Bob, is a great guy and has long been involved in charitable endeavors. So, yes, to answer whoever wrote this article, people actually do know these people, and I'm here to tell you that Mary, at least, is a real person, and very nice too. I don't know the others...

Watched an episode of DC Housewives the other night. I keep wondering if Mary Amons is a lush. I mean come on-----who carries bottles of wine to your family's Christmas card photo shoot? Is she that insecure? Then the drunken show at her birthday party was pretty embarrassing, Her "THIS IS A NEW DC" diatribe concerning the integration of hair salons was enough to make the audience cringe for eons. Maybe outre' behavior is just part and parcel of her lineage. I remember reading about her Grandfather, Arthur Godfrey, buzzing the tower at the Leesburg VA airport---a serious enough infraction that he was kicked out for awhile. Godfrey was pissed because he was not given VIP treatment in his choice of where to land his plane. Then he did it again while landing in Chicago. He was a real jerk. The funniest thing I remember was how Godfrey dissed NASA and the whole space program shortly following Neil Armstrong's first walk on the moon. Godfrey went on The Dick Cavett show in NYC back in 1968 and said we did not need anymore bags of rocks from the moon and made other disparaging remarks. Well, this really pissed off Richard Nixon and he punished many of the Cavett show staffers by ordering intense IRS perusal of their tax returns! Godfrey and his sour personality was the impetus for the movie "A Face in The Crowd", a memorable movie starring Patricia Neal and Andy Griffith.

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